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Guessing YOU never had an Ear infection! Even a Light touch causes Pain! & Ear pain is as bad as a Tooth ache! Ear & Teeth are connected YES Take him to the Vet ASAP!
@jumpindogs Now that you mention it I did see that his big tooth (the pointy ones on each side I wanna call it his k9 tooth) looked like it had a hole and his breath has been soooo smelly lately. Normally when his breath stinks he's in need of a bath but that didn't cure it. I even went as far as buying breath chews but it still stinks bad. Could a cavity or a chipped tooth cause him to snap like this? He has a habit of chewing on rocks that I constantly take away.
Yes, bad breath can indicate an oral infection, gingivitis, or other issue that can certainly be causing him major discomfort. As could ear pain, foxtails, or any number of other things. Get him to a vet.
Stormy, first step is the vet to get ears, teeth, tonsils, and thyroid level checked.
It is painful for dogs to be kissed on the face because people tend to make a smacking noise when they kiss and a dog's hearing is very acute. Get your boyfriend to give you a loud smacking kiss right on top of your ear, and you will see what I mean. If you have to kiss the dog, be careful to not make any noise when you do it.
Get in touch with a behaviorist and have them analyze the dog.
If you don't find something that can be cured easily, then you must think about either keeping the dog muzzled or putting him down. The reason is that other people besides you are going to do what they do, no matter how many times you tell them how to approach the dog. Children on the street can suddenly rush at a dog, triggering biting. Dogs who can't be trusted around strangers can not be around strangers.
There is something wrong in the wiring of a dog's brain if he snaps or bites with very little provocation. Even the pain of an ear infection will not cause a well balanced dog to snap at people he knows, and your dog is snapping at family members who haven't even touched him. That doesn't speak well for his mental health.
If you do a some research on the alpha roll you will find that the experts disagree with you.
Even the Monks of New Skete that made the alpha roll popular in their book, deleted the alpha roll from the book, saying they were sorry they ever advised it and just how dangerous it can be.
If you want to alpha roll your dog, that is up to you. But it is never recommended and quite dangerous to advice others to do it.
Nonsense. All training needs to be administered competently and appropriately. Alpha rolling has its place, and it is something that wolves and mother dogs use to enforce obedience. It certainly isn't at all violent. You can't enforce hierarchy with treats.
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This isnt a story, I just want other opinions about the topic because when i was younger, I would go visit my uncle who owned pitbulls. One of his dogs bit him and drew blood so he "put him down" and in his words, " if a dog bites its owner then that dog is no longer any good"
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Your uncle is super ignorant.
A dog usually bites for a reason.
Nonsense. All training needs to be administered competently and appropriately. Alpha rolling has its place, and it is something that wolves and mother dogs use to enforce obedience. It certainly isn't at all violent. You can't enforce hierarchy with treats.
If you watch adult wolves one is not grabbing the other and forcing it to submit.One is submitting to the other and rolling under the other .It is a submissive posture...very different then some angry human forcing a dog into a submissive position.
I adopted year old dog that had aggression issues that I did not know about until I was backing out of the humane society after adopting him. Their vet came running out when she saw me walking out with him to make sure they told me about his issues which they had not.He did not like bring examined, groomed or having his collar grabbed in an attempt to move him.He would growl and snap.
In a few weeks time I had gotten him past any aggression and sorry but I did it with treats, no alpha rolls .Dash became a dog I trusted with anyone as he actually was quite a lover once I got him past his aggression issues.I do not think he ever even growled at a human again in the rest of his 11 yrs.
What is with all these zombie threads getting resurrected. Unless someone has something pertinent or new information what is the point unless it is just someone stirring the pot.
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Originally Posted by DCforever
Nonsense. All training needs to be administered competently and appropriately. Alpha rolling has its place, and it is something that wolves and mother dogs use to enforce obedience. It certainly isn't at all violent. You can't enforce hierarchy with treats.
This absolutely 100% wrong. Utter bunk. Every single authoritative training-related organization and reputable trainer has made position statements against so-called alpha rolling.
1) See Dashdog's response below
2) One of the ways you reinforce hierarchy is with food (and treats = food)
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Originally Posted by Dashdog
If you watch adult wolves one is not grabbing the other and forcing it to submit.One is submitting to the other and rolling under the other .It is a submissive posture...very different then some angry human forcing a dog into a submissive position.
I adopted year old dog that had aggression issues that I did not know about until I was backing out of the humane society after adopting him. Their vet came running out when she saw me walking out with him to make sure they told me about his issues which they had not.He did not like bring examined, groomed or having his collar grabbed in an attempt to move him.He would growl and snap.
In a few weeks time I had gotten him past any aggression and sorry but I did it with treats, no alpha rolls .Dash became a dog I trusted with anyone as he actually was quite a lover once I got him past his aggression issues.I do not think he ever even growled at a human again in the rest of his 11 yrs.
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What is with all these zombie threads getting resurrected. Unless someone has something pertinent or new information what is the point unless it is just someone stirring the pot.
Agree.
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